Today’s favourite rose - Spong - I did buy only because I thought it was a silly name, but nonetheless it is a damn fine rose. #roses #myroses #gardening #mygarden

Morning all, a rainy, maybe thundery, maybe sunnyish sort of day to start the week. Today’s dance is a whirling waltz.

Roses for the lounge #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening #favouritevase

Today’s favourite rose - Pat Austin - with stronger colours than I remember her having previously. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening

Morning all, a cloudyish rainyish later sort of day. I’m hoping for some gardening time.

Today’s favourite rose - Timeless Purple - which seems paler and more pink than in previous years. Still a fabulous rose. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening

Morning all, a rainyish day ahead. Looks like it will be a house chores and sewing machine sort of day.

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Morning all, a cloudyish day ahead. Today’s dance is the start the weekend disco #whoop

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Morning all, a rainyish day ahead. Today’s dance is a clog dance.

Today’s favourite rose - Maidens Blush - planted outside the kitchen window and always a delight. #roses #myroses #rosewednesday #gardening #mygarden

Morning all, a rainyish day ahead. Today’s dance is splashy.

Morning all, a rainy start to a rainyish day. Today’s dance is a welly clad line dance.

Today’s favourite rose - Ginger Syllabub - planted in memory of my ginger cat Bruce - never far from my thoughts. #roses #myroses #gardening #mygarden

New on the blog: my recent visit to Birmingham Botanical Gardens #gardenblog #gardenvisit #birminghambotanicalgardens #birmingham #dayout #taplink www.blackberrygarden.co.uk/2026/05/an-a...

New on the blog: my recent visit to Birmingham Botanical Gardens #gardenblog #gardenvisit #birminghambotanicalgardens #birmingham #dayout #taplink www.blackberrygarden.co.uk/2026/05/an-a...

It’s that time of year at last: roses for the lounge #myroses #roses #cutflowers #favouritevase #mygarden

That ‘will it stay still long enough for me to get a photo of it’ moment - some sort of damselfly ? #insects #damselfly #mygarden #pond

Today’s favourite and always in my top 5 favourite rose - Ballerina #myroses #roses #mygarden #gardening #blueskygardening

Morning all, a cooler day ahead so I’m hoping to get more achieved in the garden.

I’ve been removing sticky-weed this afternoon- as the heat has increased the efficacy of what I’m doing has declined. So I’ve given up and retreated to the shade with a cold drink. #mygarden #gardening #sunnysaturday #blueskygardening

Morning all, a sunny warm day ahead. There will be gardening until it gets too warm for me.

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Today’s favourite rose - The Generous Gardener - such a pretty pink thing of a rose. The green of the woad seeds set it off nicely. #roses #myroses #gardening #mygarden #blueskygardening

It’s cool enough today for Tim to snooze in the greenhouse- it’s been far too hot for him recently #cats #blueskycats

Morning all, a cooler but still warm day ahead with an unexpected splash of rain. Today’s dance is the start the weekend disco.

New on the blog: the May #treefollowing update. There be quincelets. #gardenblog #questforaquince #quincewatch #mygarden #blueskygardening #taplink www.blackberrygarden.co.uk/2026/05/tree...

Today’s favourite rose - Portmerion - named for my favourite place. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening #portmerion #blueskygardening

Morning all, a sunnyish warm day ahead. After the early morning thunder storm, today’s dance will be weary.

Today’s favourite rose - Treasure Trove - planted about 18 months ago and flowering for the first time. Worth the wait. #roses #myroses #rosewednesday #gardening #mygarden #blueskygardening

Morning all, a warm but not as warm day ahead. Today’s dance will be slightly less limp.

Today’s favourite rose - Graham Thomas braving the heat of today’s sun. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening #blueskygardening

My current view of the garden from a shady spot. When I first put a table and chairs here I thought it might be too shady as the sun doesn’t get around to here until late afternoon - on days like today it is the perfect place to be. #sunnyday #bankholiday #mygarden #blueskygardening

New on the blog: my day spent at RHS Chelsea Flower Show #blog #rhschelsea #gardenshow #dayout #rhs #taplink www.blackberrygarden.co.uk/2026/05/rhs-...

Today’s favourite rose - John Gwilliam - small but mighty. #myroses #roses #gardening #mygarden #blueskygardening

Morning all. A warmer day ahead. Probably not much gardening going to happen.

Morning all, a warm day ahead. There will be gardening until I scurry away to stay in the shade.

Today’s favourite rose - Leda - a raspberry ripple of a rose. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening #blueskygardening

Morning all, a warm sunny day ahead. Today’s dance is the start the weekend disco.

Today’s favourite rose - Clementina Carbonieri - sounds like some sort of orange pasta - has a bit of a messy flower yet is no less pretty for this. Fairly new to my garden but already a firm favourite #myroses #mygarden #gardening #blueskygardening

Today’s favourite tulip - Springy-sprongy (Sprengeri when it’s in formal mode). Every year I sprinkle some of the seeds around the garden and one or two new ones pop up where I least expect them #tulips #mygarden #gardening #blueskygardening

Today’s favourite and often favourite rose - Gertrude Jekyll. Usually an earlier flowerer but someone (maybe me….) pruned it a bit late this year and probably (did) removed forming flowers. Nevermind - flowering now - beautiful as ever and fabulous scent. #roses #roseswednesday #gardening #mygarden

Morning all, a cloudyish maybe rainyish day ahead. Today’s dance is a rebellious minuet.

Morning all, a rainyish but warmer day ahead. Today’s dance is a soft shoe shuffle.

Today’s favourite rose - Souvenir du Docteur Jarmain - a fabulous red, I’ve been growing this rose for some years but this a new plant bought last year for the front garden. It’s looking happy already. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening #blueskygardening

Morning all, a sunnyish rainyish day ahead. Today’s dance is the locomotion

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Morning all, a cloudyish, probably rainyish day ahead. I’ll get on with some gardening until rain stops play.

Morning all, a cloudyish day ahead. Today’s dance is the start the weekend disco #whoop